Improvement in threshing-machine



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1. U. SLINGLUFF.

Thrashing Machine.

Patented Jany 12, 1,869.

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J. U. SLINGLUFF.

Thrashng Machine.

No. 85,769. Y Patented Jany. 12, 1869.

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Thrashing Machine.

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@atlanti JOHN U. SLINGLUFF, OF EAGLEVILLE", PENNSYLVANIA.

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The Schedule referred lto in these Letters Patent 'and making part of the same.

To all 'whomitmwy concern Be it known that I, J onu U. SLINGLUFF, of Eagleville, in the county of Montgomery, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Threshing-Machines and I do hereby declare ythat 'the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference 'being' had to the accompanying drawings, making a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1, plate 1, is a perspective view of my threshing-machine.

Figure 2, plate l, a longitudinal section ofthe same. Figure 3, plate 1, a top view of the same. Figure 4, plate 2, isa perspectivewiew of my cleaner. Figure 5, plate 2, a longitudinal section of the same. Figure 6, plate 2, a transverse section of the same. Figure 7, plateA 2, an end view of the same. Figure 8, plate 3, is a perspective view of brake. Figure 9, plate 3, a sectional view Aof the rim of the wheel, Ste.V f l The nature of my invention consists in providing a threshing-machine which combines a cleaner, beater,

and ily-wheel, of a cheap and simple construction, which v will doy the work more eifectually at a great saving of labor, on account of its peculiar construction as hereinafterl described. g

To enable others skilled inthe art to make and use my invention, I will now proceed to describe its construction 'and operation.

- A A, the frame of my threshing-machine, is made of wood, with metallic bottom, G G, to which is suspended, by arms B B B, the beater-rack C O, g. 1, plate 1.

The perforated platform D D, g. 2, is made in three or more parts, under which are placed iron or brass hooks E E E, attached to beater-shafts F F, lig. 2.-

. AWhen the machine is pnt in motion, the power'is applied to the bottom of rack G G, fig. 3,'giving it a parallel motion.

On the out-stroke of the rack G G, the beaters H H H, g. 3, are raised, and on the in-stroke are lowered. When ready for use, the beaters H H H are raised, and the grain to be thresheds laid on perforated platform D D, `when the cereal, on being beaten out, falls through on metallic bottom G G, and is then taken up and passed through cleaner I I, as shown in lig. 4, plate 2, the said cleaner being a rectangular box,

suspended inthe centre, and driven from either side p ofthe machine, as shown ing. 4, plate 2.

The interior of said box is composed of two inclined screens, K and Kf, fig..5.

K receives a verticalmotionfrom arm L, and arm L, worked by arm M, iig. 4, receives its motion from the threshing-machine, or can be used vseparate from said machine. The cereal and chaff from the threshing-machine are fed into the cleaner through semicircular opening N, g, 5, and thenpassl on to screen K, and the cereal falling through screen K on toK, and then out opening or spout O, and the chaff passing out through I), and the dirt and refuse' matter, too large to pass through screen K', passes out spout O. Spouts O and O can be shifted to either side of the cleaner, and the said cleaner can be placed on either side 'of the threshingmachine to suit the pleasure of the operator.

My cleaner is'enclosed by cover q, as shown in g. 4.

Fig. 8, plate 3, is a brake, which IS use in combination with my machine; I am awarebf brakes of various kinds having been in use before, but theadvantage of my brake is obvious.

The ange of the wheel is made Iwith'a recess, R, iig. 9, at which pointI apply the brake. The other half of flange S, on which the belt runs, I cover with leather or some soft substance, which gives more hold for the belt, and prevents slipping.

The brakes, as employed formerly on the same edge of a'nge as belts, have a tendency to wear the ange smooth, causing the belt to frequently slip.

. Having thus described my invention and its construction and operation,

What I do claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. The manner of hanging beaters H H H and platform D D to frame A A, by levers B B B, in order to give it a parallel motion, in' the manner and for the purpose above set forthnand described.

2. The manner of applying brakes to recess'R, on the ilange of wheel, and portion of ange on which belt runs, to be covered with leather or soft substance, S, the Whole combined, constructed, and operating in the manner and for the purpose above set forth and described.

J'oHN u. sLINcLUFF,

Witnesses H. K. Wam,

Uns. H. Brunson. 

